Joseph J. Gonzalez is a historian of the Cuban-U.S. relationship, publishing in both English and in Spanish, in the United States and Cuba, where I am affiliated with the Institute for Cuban History. I teach an interdisciplinary program, Global Studies, as well as two residential colleges. I am finishing a book on the Cuba's relationship with the United States, titled Facing the Sun: Cuba's Challenge to America's Empire, 1868-1959.
The United Nations vote on the Resolution by Cuba, calling for the United States to end the blockade against that island is deeply revealing. While seven CARICOM countries voted to end the
Media representatives from 11 countries, including Sri Lanka, are participating in an international media training programme in Kolkata, India, aimed at strengthening professional cooperation and developing skills in broadcast journalism. The programme, running from 26 October to 13 November, is
Sri Lanka’s nationwide electricity failure on the 17th began with the sudden loss of 187 megawatts of power from the first generating unit of
Two major Tamil political blocs in Sri Lanka have agreed to organise a joint public protest demanding the repeal of the Prevention of Terrorism
Editor’s Note: This column was originally published in The Conversation. We are republishing it as part of our syndication with them. The lights went out in Cuba again. For the fifth time in a year,
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